So after a month of looking around on the internet and local shops. I decided to go with the WoodWard Fab ratchet tube bender. I weld for a living and in my teens I owned raced and helped build prerunners. The usual Ford mid and full-sized trucks. I moved from socal to Oklahoma and now I'm trying to start a little fab shop in the garage. Starting small for the locals doing bumpers and all. Anyways. So I got the bender for $215 and I got the 1 3/4 die for DOM tubing to start. I did not how ever buy the $90 stand. I mean come on were fabricators right?! Build my own. So I ran into problems since I don't have a drill press to punch 3/4 holes in this 1/2 plate that the bender mounts on. So I started working on the up right and bottom plate witch is 3/16. And 2 1/2 X 2 1/2 tube then welded guessets to the bottom till....I ran out of freaking wire! Lol. So I'll figure out how to post pictures and if you guys have any tips ideas. Don't be shy. More you know the better.

Two ways to put holes in plate without drill press. Torch hole as close to the correct size, then weld washers to make a nice round hole. Torch a larger than needed hole, then weld in a bushing ( DOM tubing ). Third way: get really good with a torch.